Davisville, 3/28/16: A talk with Paul Boylan, Davis un-candidate

Paul Boylan, a Davis attorney, was going to run for Davis City Council this June, then needed to withdraw from the race. This created a chance for me to talk with someone who had done the homework to run for office, and has shown a preference for plain talk in his comments on the Davis Vanguard, but now wouldn’t need to couch his opinions in the usually careful language of a political campaign. We talk about political donations, transparency, putting sin taxes on the ballot, increasing the visibility of police officers on weekend nights downtown, and what he means when he says Davis’ problems derive from its success.

About Bill Buchanan

I'm a journalist (newspapers, mostly) at heart, although that's no longer how I earn my living. I moved to Davis after college, and started Davisville in the fall of 2008 so I could interview people about events, stories and situations in Davis. My guests to date include town leaders (elected and otherwise), musicians, businesspeople, a former Alcatraz convict, foster parents, students, media people, authors--basically, anyone doing something interesting in Davis, especially if the interview has a good chance at presenting new information about whatever the subject is that week.